Motu 828mkii, Setup problems Options

[ilska23]

Hi ! Anyone experienced who give me some advices?

I have just bought the Motu 828mkII and now I am trying make a setup specifically for my studio.
This is a quite complicated situation :

I have four sound devices which I would like to use in stereo.

I have a LXP-1 Lexicon as a reverb.

I have two computers a G5 and a G4 (for OS9 applications)
which works good together because of a USB KVM-switcher
I can use my Motu microexpress for all mididevices on both computers.
(but not at the same time, of course)

I would also like to hear the sound from both computers.

I have a Fostex Line-mixer with 16 channels in and out.

How shall I get all this to work with the 828 MkII ?

There are eight analog inputs on the 828 which I intend to use for the sound devices.

I was thinking of using the S/PDIF connection for my G5 in/out. (But I read something in the manual about clock-syncronization on this matter.)

The G4 will have to go through my Fostex Linemixer, I guess.

Still I have to make some compromises when it comes to my sound devices.

I have to set up a couple of them in mono to make room for the LXP-1.

Here is a scenario:

Digital piano ch 1-2 ,/
Proteus2 ch 3-4,/
U110 1 ch 5 /
U110 2 ch 6 /
LXP-1 ch 7

allright I have one ch left - which could be used as a stereo for a U110 for example.

Mac G5 S/PDIF* in/out [or to my Fostex Linemixer] Virtual instruments would be better going to the 828mk I guess.

Mac G4 to Fostex Linemixer

I have an stereoamplifier (homemodel) and two speakers to all this.

I am a newbie, and for me all this seems difficult.
I use Digital Performer and applications like Sibelius, Overture.

Could anyone please suggest a setup that would suit me?


kind regards
Ingvar